Pop culture retailer MINISO follows pop-up with reopening of Meadowhall, Sheffield store

MINISO has announced the reopening of its store at Meadowhall, Sheffield on Monday 16th February at 12pm.

“Following the fantastic response to our pop-up at Meadowhall in November, we’re incredibly excited to return with a brand new permanent store,” says Saad Usman, Chief Operating Officer at MINISO UK.

“The warm welcome we received from shoppers reinforced what a special retail destination Meadowhall is, and we’re proud to establish a lasting presence here. This new store allows us to bring even more of MINISO’s joyful, design led and affordable lifestyle products to the community, creating a space where customers can continue to discover, explore and experience our world of fun every day.”

Darren Pearce, Centre Director at Meadowhall, says: “MINISO was hugely popular at Christmas, so it’s great to bring back the experience for shoppers just in time for half term. With an even bigger range of its fun collectables and branded products to choose from, we have no doubt it will be a hit for all the family.”

“As a leading retail destination, we’re always looking to bring brands we know our visitors love and are excited about. We’re looking forward to the doors opening once again next week as families enjoy a fun filled day out over the half term break.”

2026 RTIH Innovation Awards

Physical stores will be a key focus area at the 2026 RTIH Innovation Awards.

The awards will open for entries in April. They celebrate global retail technology innovation in a fast moving omnichannel world.

Our winners will be revealed at the 2026 RTIH Innovation Awards Ceremony, taking place at The HAC in Central London on Thursday, 15th October.

Check out our 2025 winners here.

Our 2025 hall of fame entrants were revealed during a sold out event which took place at The HAC on 16th October and consisted of a drinks reception, three course meal, and awards ceremony presided over by award winning comedian, actress and writer Tiff Stevenson.

In his welcome speech, Scott Thompson, Founder and Editor, RTIH, said: “This is the awards’ fifth year as a physical event. We started off with just 30 people at the South Place Hotel not far from here, then moved to London Bridge Hotel, then The Barbican, and last year RIBA’s HQ in the West End.”

“But I’m conscious of the fact that, to quote the legend that is Taylor Swift, You’re only as hot as your last hit, baby. So, this year we’ve moved to our biggest venue yet, and also pulled in our largest number of entries to date and broken attendance records.”

He added: “This year’s submissions have without doubt been our best yet. To quote one of the judges: The examples of innovative developments across both traditional and digital retail spaces were truly remarkable.”

Congratulations to our winners, and a big thank you to our sponsors, judging panel, the legend that is Tiff Stevenson, and all those who attended our 2025 gathering.